Where does “Niflheim” come from?

Niflheim (English) comes from Old Norse Niflheimr, from Proto-Germanic nibilaz, from Proto-Germanic nebulaz, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Niflheim (English): In Germanic and Norse cosmology, the Norse underworld, location of the domain Hel and of the realm of Hel, the goddess of the dead

Definitions

  1. In Germanic and Norse cosmology, the Norse underworld, location of the domain Hel and of the realm of Hel, the goddess of the dead

Ancestry of “Niflheim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseNiflheimr—
2Proto-Germanicnibilazdark, misty
3Proto-Germanicnebulazfog, mist; darkness
4Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nebulaz →